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  • Odessa Foods get new equipment

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    Debbie Norris, manager at Odessa Foods, is restocking the new refrigerated produce case recently installed at the store. The new case will maintain freshness longer and provide better product quality for Odessa customers. Below: A new refrigerated meat case was also purchased at the same time which offers more shelving and display space for the different cuts of meat carried at Odessa Foods....

  • Q and A with Cathy

    Cathy McMorris Rodgers|Updated Jan 1, 2015

    In this series, “Q&A with Cathy,” I hope you’ll submit any questions you may have – whether about the government, jobs, health care, or anything else – and I’ll answer them here. You can email your questions to QandAwithCathy@mail.house.gov. I look forward to hearing from you! --Cathy How does reauthorizing TRIA help small businesses – like those in the non-residential construction industry – succeed? Local businesses in eastern Washington need certainty to expand and grow...

  • Wagners welcome baby boy

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    Grant Robert Wagner was born November 4, 2014, to Lance and Britney Wagner of Harrington. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Lee Praetorius and the late Debbie Praetorius of Odessa, and his paternal grandparents are Ken Wagner of Harrington and Colleen Wagner of Spokane. The baby’s great grandparent is Wayne Frederick of Odessa....

  • Stewards attended recent CHS ag forum in Minnesota

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    Katie and Josh Steward of Harrington learned about the opportunities and challenges facing cooperatives, agriculture and rural America as participants in the recent CHS New Leaders Forum sponsored by CHS Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company. The Stewards were among 165 young producers from across the U.S. participating in the early December program. The Stewards represented AgVentures NW, Odessa, Wash., at the CHS New Leaders Forum, held in Minneapolis, Minn., in c...

  • O-H basketball girls get two wins in play last weekend

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    The Odessa-Harrington Titan girls defeated Valley Christian High School of Spokane Valley by a score of 53 to 41 in a home game at Harrington last Friday, December 19. VC 13 5 10 13 41 O-H 22 11 12 8 53 Lanessa Simon had the hot hand, leading all scorers with 17 points. She also contributed 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals. Shelbey Watkins had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Katie DeWulf 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals; Jordyn Tanke 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and Paige Alloway 7...

  • Titan boys have winning weekend over VC, Columbia

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    The Odessa-Harrington Titan boys defeated Valley Christian High School of Spokane Valley by a score of 65 to 43 in a home game played in Harrington Friday, December 19. O-H 17 18 22 8 65 VC 10 6 8 19 43 Three players shared the top scoring honors. Sam Schafer and Shane Whitaker pumped in 15 points each, and Carsen Weber added 14. Schafer hit 7 of 8 field goal attempts and added 1 from the free-throw line. He also contributed 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals to the effort. Whitaker added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal,...

  • Letter to the Editor; "Use it or lose it" could be mantra for Odessa business

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    To the Editor: I am sure we all can appreciate the services and businesses that we have available to us in such a small town as Odessa. And I know we all know the importance of shopping local. I have always been a firm believer in the old saying “use it or lose it.” Our clinic and hospital, our golf course, our downtown businesses and restaurants. When the weather turned cold, I resolved to drag my tired and out-of-shape self into the newly opened business, The Fitness Place. After a couple of months of using the club, and...

  • Board elects officers, sets levies

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    At the December 17 meeting of the Odessa School Board, Ed Deife was elected as the new board chairman for 2015. Heather Valverde is the vice chairman, Marcus Horak the legislative representative and Joe Schlomer the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association representative. Committee assignments are Deife and Schlomer, facilities committee; Horak, curriculum committee; Valverde and Horak, b...

  • Graham cracker houses and winter break activities

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    Harrington Elementary pupils in the combined Kindergarten/first grade class of Taunya Sanford made houses out of graham crackers and other sweet treats with the help of their mom, dad, or both, on Wednesday, December 17. In other news affecting both the Harrington and Odessa school districts, the only athletic contests during the winter break will be held December 30 (Tuesday) at Liberty High School and January 3 (Saturday) in Moses Lake, where the O-H Titans will play Wilbur-Creston in the Floch Memorial Games. Middle...

  • Recent hospital meetings explained

    Updated Jan 1, 2015

    Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center held a series of discussion groups on December 9 and 10 to listen to community members and help with understanding of concerns and perceptions regarding the services provided. Each discussion group started with a brief presentation on the current state of affairs regarding rural health care in America and locally. The discussion groups were hosted by the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) and facilitated by Jody Carona and Mattie Osborn from Health Facilities Planning & Development...

  • Ben

    TOM GOETZ|Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • Correction

    Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • Harrington News

    Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • Court Report

    Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • Annual dance recital

    Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • Rock Doc

    DR E KIRSTEN PETERS|Updated Dec 26, 2014

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Dec 26, 2014